Rail-tie



RAIL TIE.

APPLICANON FILED APR.20,1920.

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TOI-IN E. .ALTAFFE-R, OF ALIN'E, OKLAHOMA.

RAIL-'rijn To all whom t may concern Be it known that LJOHN F. ALTAFFER, citizen 'of the United States, residing at Aline, in the .county of Alfalfa and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Ties, of which i the following is a specification. This invention relates to improvements in Arail ties having means whereby rails may be securely held in position.

An important object of this invention is Y to provide a rail tie having means whereby the rails may be detachably secured to the same without the necessity ofemploying such fastening devices as spikes.

A further object of this invention is to provide a rail tie of the 4class described which is durable, eflicient in use andcheap to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of the invention willbe apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application and-in which like numerals are parts throughout the same,

Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view through the improved rail tie,

- Fig. 2 is a similar view, illustrating the rail engaging means in use,

Fig. 3 1s a plan view of a portion of a track having the improved rail ties,

Fig. `l is a vertical transverse section taken on line l-Jl of Fig. 2. n

In the drawing wherein for the purpose ofv illustration is shown a preferred embodi ment of the invention, the numeral 10 generally designates the improved rail tie which is preferably of metal cast or otherwise formed into the desired shape.

As illustrated particularly in Figs. l and 2, the improved rail tie is of hollow forma tion and has its upper'side 12 provided with spaced rail engaging devices lll having .0H- set flanges .l5 adapted for overhanging the base of the rails and engaging the outer sides of the webs of the same.

lVith particular reference t Fig. 3, it will be noted that a pair of spaced fastening devices 17 are employed for securing each oi' the rail engaging devices li to the upper side of the tie so that pivotal movement of each of the rail engaging devices upon the tie is prevented. The means employed for detachahly securing the rails to the tie in spaced parallel relation comprises arms 2O employed to designate like'.

` clined wall l Specification of Letters Patent. -Patentgld Aug. 10 1920.V Application ined April 2o,

1920. Serial N0. 375,235.

and 22 arranged in longitudinalalinement and having their adjacent ends formed with interfitting tongues and grooves 24 and 26. The outer portions of the arms 20 and 22 are formed with slots 28 having their upper and lower side walls 30 and 32 respectively inclined outwardly so that the upper walls 30 may be engaged with the bases of the rails and so that tlielower walls 32 may be flatly engaged withV the under side of the top 12 of the tie Iwhen the arms are in their operative or lowermost position.

With reference to Figs. l and 2, it will be noted that the space between the rails is slightly less than the combined length of the arms 20 and 22 so that when the arms are moved downwardly the same must spring or yield slightly so as to assume the position illustrated in Fig. 2. YWhen the arms 20 and 22 have been moved downwardly so that their adjacent portions engagethe bottom wall 36 'of the tie, arnis are securely engaged with the rails and the adjacent portions of the tie so that the rails are .prevented from lateral movement with relation to the tie. As the upper in- 30 of the sockets 28 iiatly engages the upper side of the hase oi. each rail, the rail is. prevented from partaking oi' any movement as the result ment of rolling' stock over the saine. lViien the arms 2O and 22 have been mentioned so `that their adjacent portions are disposed below the plane of the upper side ot' the tie, a longitudinal slot I40,1,through which the same pass, prevents transverse movement et' the arms. ln other words, the connection between the arms 2O and 22 is prevented from being broken from contact of the arms with the side walls of the longitudinal slot 4.0.

lll/'lien it is desired tov release the arms 20 and wardly formed carrying out the invention be formed integral with secured to the adjacent any suitable fastening lever may he extended ythrough the loops for elevating the saine.

-With'reference to the foregoing by manually elevating loops 42 the loops 42 may ends of the same by tion it will he noted that the ra ils may he se-` tening devices as spikes. `lt will also be or the nioveon the upper sides of the arms.` In.

ythe arms ormay be means. It' desired, a'

the outer portions or' the 22, their adjacent ends are inoved upnoted that since the device is preferably constructed of metal, the possibility of decayv is obviated.

t is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred embodiment of the same and that such minor changes in construction and arrangement of parts may be made as Will remain within the spirit of the invention and the scope of what is claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A rail tie comprising a hollow body having a top wall provided with a longitudinal slot, a pair of rail engaging members secured to said body adjacent said slot, and a pair of arms having their adjacent ends provided with an interlocking tongue and- JOHN F. ALTAFFER. [11. s] 

